A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
III. So far away August green as it yet is. They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now. Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch. My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “So far away August green as it yet is.”
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
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From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
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From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
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From this reading Always one leaf at the peak twig swirling, swirling and apples rotting in the ditch.
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From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
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From this reading They say the sun still comes up o’mornings and it’s harvest moon now.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
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From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My wife’s uncle went to school with Amundsen.
but in spite of that
From this reading So far away August green as it yet is.
